Microsoft finds Russia-backed attacks that exploit IoT devices

Is your enterprise software committing security malpractice?

Network World IoT Alert August 12, 2019

Microsoft finds Russia-backed attacks that exploit IoT devices Microsoft says default passwords, unpatched devices, poor inventory of IoT gear led to exploits against companies by Russia's STRONTIUM hacking group. Read more ▶

Your Must-Read Stories • Is your enterprise software committing security malpractice? • Las Vegas targets transport, public safety with IoT deployments • Healthcare IoT remains challenged by IT concerns, practitioner buy-in • Smarter IoT concepts reveal creaking networks • IoT Sector Report: How to prepare for tech's Wild West

Is your enterprise software committing security malpractice? ExtraHop discovered enterprise security and analytic software are "phoning home" and quietly uploading information to servers outside of customers' networks. Read more ▶

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Las Vegas targets transport, public safety with IoT deployments Improving traffic safety is first on the list for Las Vegas' internet of things (IoT) projects, but the city's director of IT is thinking bigger. Read more ▶

Healthcare IoT remains challenged by IT concerns, practitioner buy-in The use of internet of things technology in medicine is fraught with complications that slow widespread implementation. Read more ▶

Smarter IoT concepts reveal creaking networks Today's networks don't meet the needs of emergent internet of things systems. IoT systems need their own modern infrastructure, researchers at the University of Magdeburg say. Read more ▶

IoT Sector Report: How to prepare for tech's Wild West This special bulletin investigates how tech giants are investing their IoT dollars, where VC money is going and risks enterprises must contend with in this chaotic market. Read more ▶

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